Sam Johnson

Sam Johnson (11 October 1930-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-TX 3) from 8 May 1991, succeeding Steve Bartlett.

Biography
Sam Johnson was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1930, and he served in the US Air Force from 1950 to 1979, rising to the rank of Colonel after serving in the Korean War and the Vietnam War (during which he was a prisoner-of-war for seven months after being shot down). After his military career, he established a homebuilding business in Plano, and he served in the State House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives. He was known as an ardent conservative.